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On the night of September 4, 2012, the Parti Québécois won the Quebec general election, with a minority government. Party leader Pauline Marois was partway through her victory speech to her supporters, gathered at the Métropolis in downtown Montreal, when a masked man approached the building and opened fire with a semi-automatic rifle, killing one stage technician and injuring another. The man then attempted to set fire to the building with a Molotov cocktail,〔(Suspect in PQ shooting acted alone: Cops ). ''The Londoner'', September 5, 2012. Retrieved September 11, 2012.〕 but was quickly tackled and apprehended by Montreal police, in a nearby alley. The Sûreté du Québec announced that the shooting would be investigated as a potential attempted assassination on Marois, the then-premier-designate.〔(‘The anglos are waking up’: Pauline Marois possible target of Quebec election gunman ). ''National Post'', September 5, 2012. Retrieved September 12, 2012.〕 ==Details== A heavyset man wearing a blue bathrobe and black balaclava approached the back door of the Métropolis theatre with a 9mm Luger P08 semiautomatic pistol〔(Shooting suspect Richard Henry Bain arraigned on 16 charges, including first-degree murder ). ''Montreal Gazette'', September 6, 2012. Retrieved September 11, 2012.〕 and a Česká Zbrojovka-858 semiautomatic rifle.〔(427 Quebecers own semi-automatic rifle linked to election-night shooting ). Global News, September 7, 2012. Retrieved September 11, 2012.〕〔(Montreal shooting suspect in police custody ) at ''Euronews''; published September 5, 2012; retrieved September 5, 2012〕〔(PQ shooting suspect faces charges including murder, arson ). ''The Observer'', September 6, 2012. Retrieved September 11, 2012.〕 Initial eyewitness reports claimed the rifle was an AK-47 assault rifle, which is similar in appearance to the semiautomatic CZ-858. The man opened fire, killing Denis Blanchette, a 48-year-old male stage technician. His 27-year-old colleague, Dave Courage, was critically wounded. Marois was whisked away from the stage without harm by her bodyguards, and the suspect was apprehended and arrested, shortly after he had started a fire at the back entrance of the building. Several families living in the area had to be evacuated out of their homes due to the fire, which was quickly doused.〔〔(Gunman targets Quebec premier at victory speech ) at CNN, by Holly Yan and Michael Pearson; published September 5, 2012; retrieved September 5, 2012〕〔(Fatal Shooting At Quebec Separatist’s Victory Speech ), at TIME, by Judith Welikala; published September 5, 2012; retrieved September 5, 2012〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2012 Montreal shooting」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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